"It is especially concerning to see the nature of antisemitism in the UK becoming increasingly violent, from the stabbing of two British Jews in Golders Green, to a series of arson attacks against synagogues and Jewish-linked properties," he said. The CST provides security for the Jewish community[Missing Credit]CST chief executive Mark Gardner said: "These attacks are directed against British Jews but they are also attacks on Britain and our society. Among the incidents recorded was an attack on a visibly Jewish couple walking through a Manchester park. A further arson attack took place at a disused synagogue in east London at the beginning of May. In the three weeks following the attempted arson attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue, the CST recorded 327 antisemitic incidents, an 83 per cent increase from the 179 incidents reported during the preceding three weeks.